Windows 7 and XP Mode, Hardware Virtualization no longer required

re: Windows 7 and XP Mode, Hardware Virtualization no longer required

Boris Bahes — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:17:26 GMT

and still no x64 guest support...until then VMware is better :)

re: Windows 7 and XP Mode, Hardware Virtualization no longer required

Matt Hester — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:50:20 GMT

I was glad when I saw this announcement as well! I think XP Mode offers a great alternative for App compat!

re: Windows 7 and XP Mode, Hardware Virtualization no longer required

Tery Davidson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:40 GMT

For those companies that would need their business apps installed using XP Mode on exisiting hardware with Windows 7 this could be huge. I know it makes a big difference for us. Windows 7 would work on all our computers. The only 2 things that show up as issues with the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor are the graphics cards and XP Mode. We would need XP Mode to run our legacy database app .. kind of important. This may be the hurdle that we jump. I don't care about Aero but I do need applications.

I will keep my eye(s) on this one. :-)

Terry

re: Windows 7 and XP Mode, Hardware Virtualization no longer required

Thomas Goodson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:21:43 GMT

YES!! This will really help out with all of those laptops running the very common T6400, T6500, and T6600 processors. Now I don't have to install that "other" virtualization product.

re: Windows 7 and XP Mode, Hardware Virtualization no longer required

Kevin Remde — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:22:41 GMT

Ahem...

"YAAAAAAAAAAY!"